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Holding tight

Swampscott Town Meeting will vote tomorrow on $6.5m proposal to replace old police station

By David Rattigan
Globe Correspondent / November 15, 2009

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Not simply inefficient, the cramped quarters at the Swampscott police station is potentially dangerous, says Chief Ron Madigan. During a tour of the building, he illustrates the point by noting a patch in the wall of the main hallway where one prisoner kicked a hole, and the narrow staircase where a scuffle with a prisoner left an officer with an ... (Full article: 825 words)

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